Convert arpent to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert arpent to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is an Arpent?
The arpent was a French land measurement ranging from 0.3-1.3 acres (1,300-5,300 m²). In colonial Louisiana, it standardized to 0.85 acres (3,439 m²) - about 192 French feet square. This unit persists in Quebec property records and New Orleans land deeds, where 'Arpent Lines' still mark historic boundaries.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
arpent to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| arpent | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 arpent | 2.5578 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 arpent | 25.578 span (cloth) |
| 1 arpent | 255.78 span (cloth) |
| 2 arpent | 511.56 span (cloth) |
| 3 arpent | 767.34 span (cloth) |
| 5 arpent | 1278.9 span (cloth) |
| 10 arpent | 2557.8 span (cloth) |
| 20 arpent | 5115.6 span (cloth) |
| 50 arpent | 12789 span (cloth) |
| 100 arpent | 25578 span (cloth) |
| 1000 arpent | 255780 span (cloth) |
How to Convert arpent to span (cloth)
1 arpent = 255.78 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 0.0039096098209399 arpent
Example: convert 15 arpent to span (cloth):
15 × 255.78 = 3836.7 span (cloth)